0830

Registration

0910 – 0915

Welcome

0915 – 1015

Symposium: Approach to pleural effusions: general considerations

• Differentiating exudates from transudates
• Exudative effusions
• Transudative effusions
• Emerging techniques: Medical thoracoscopy

1015 - 1115

Panel discussion I: Tubercular pleural effusions

1115 - 1140

Tea

1140 - 1200

Quiz

1200 – 1300

Panel discussion II: Malignant pleural effusions

1300 – 1345

Clinico-Pathological Conference

1345 – 1430

LUNCH

1430 – 1530

Panel discussion III: Empyema thoracic

1530 – 1630

Clinical cases

1630 – 1645

Concluding Remarks, Quiz Results, etc.